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Retired Americans’ Letter to Editor Program Continues in 2009 |
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Alliance for Retired Americans President George Kourpias encourages union retirees to contact their local newspapers about key issues—and get a union-made Retirees with the Write Stuff free pen.
In 2008, all of you who are members of the Alliance for Retired Americans took action on the issues, asking tough questions of candidates and policymakers, unafraid to tell others in your community what was on your mind.
And because of you we achieved a great victory on Election Day. We will have many new faces in public office, from the White House down to our city and town halls. This is a historic opportunity to advance a pro-retiree agenda at all levels of government, one that improves the quality of life for millions of seniors.
That’s why the Alliance for Retired Americans’ letter to the editor program, Retirees with the Write Stuff, is continuing through 2009. The Letters to the Editor page is often the most widely read section of a local newspaper, and January is a good time to share your retiree perspective on the events of 2008 and what you hope to see in the coming year.
Tell your elected officials to fix our nation’s health care mess and to look no further than Medicare for proof that quality medical care is possible. And tell them to allow Medicare to help more people, both by giving early retirees the option to buy coverage and also by eliminating the “donut hole” in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, in which retirees must pay full price for their medicines while also paying their monthly premiums.
So make it a New Year’s resolution to contact the editor of your local newspaper. When your letter runs—or if you are quoted in another article—let us know and you can receive a free, union-made Retirees with the Write Stuff pen, courtesy of the Alliance.
Send us a copy of your letter at:
Letters to the Editor
Alliance for Retired Americans
815 16th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Letters also can be sent by e-mail to Letters@RetiredAmericans.org or faxed to 202-637-5398.
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Some of our Soar members in St. Louis are writing letters to editor and others are responding to blog entries.
Of particular interest are blog entries that are “anti-union” or anti-healthcare reform. Those we do enter our side, the retired union facts on some of the issues.
Anti-union folks have far too many mistaken and distorted facts and opinions. So much for poor public education, most of it coming from Fox news.